专四真题及答案解析(高清详细版)

PART I DICTATION

Male and Female Roles in Marriage

In the traditional marriage, the man worked to earn money for the

family.

/

The

woman

stayed

at

home

to

care

for

the

children

and

her

husband.

/

In

recent

years,

many

couples

continue

to

have

a

traditional

relationship of this kind. / Some people are happy with it. But others

think differently. /

There are two major differences in male and female roles now. / One

is that both men and women have many more choices. / They may choose to

marry or stay single. / They may choose to work or to stay at home. / A

second difference is that, within marriage many decisions are shared. /

If

a

couple

has

children,

the

man

may

take

care

of

them

/some

of

the

time,

all of the time or not at all. / The woman may want to stay at home / or

she

may

want

to

go

to

work.

/

Men

and

women

now

decide

these

things

together

in a marriage.

听写指导：

由题目可以判定，

文章围绕男性和女性在婚姻中的角色展开，

第一段介绍了

传统婚姻中两性的角色，

而第二段对当今社会中两性在婚姻中的角色进行了具 体

的论述。因此，第一段用到了过去时，而第二段则完全使用现在时。需要考生根

据语义判定时态。

PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION

SECTION A CONVERSATIONS

Conversation one

1. Why is the trip to Mars a one-way trip

答案：

B

A. The return trip is too expensive.

B. There is no technology to get people back.

C. People don

’

t want to return.

D. The return trip is too risky.

2. According to the man, what is more important for those recruits

答案：

D

A. Intelligence.

B. Health.

C. Skills.

D. Calmness.

3. What is the last part of the conversation about

答案：

A

A. The kind of people suitable for the trip.

B. Interests and hobbies of the speakers.

C. Recruitment of people for the trip.

D. Preparation for the trip to Mars.

Conversation Two

4. What is showrooming

答案：

D

A. Going to the high street.

B. Visiting everyday shops.

C. Buying things like electrical goods.

D. Visiting shops and buying online.

5.

According

to

the

conversation,

the

man

had

bought

all

the

following

things online EXCEPT

答案：

A .

A. shoes

B. CDs

C. camera

D. Food

6.

According

to

the

conversation,

the

percentage

of

people

who

showroomed while Christmas shopping was

答案：

D . .

A. 3%

B. 33%

C. 42%

D. 24%

7. One reason for people to showroom is that they

答案：

C . .

A. want to know more about pricing

B. can return the product later

C. want to see the real thing first

D. can bargain for a lower shop price

Conversation Three

8. What is the conversation mainly about B

A. How to avoid clashes of exams.

B. How to schedule exams.

C. How to use the faculty lounge.

D. How to choose the courses.

9. What does the student have to do first in order to take the exams

答案：

A

A. To choose a date on the draft schedule.

B. To find the information on the bulletin board.

C. To draw up the final schedule.

D. To arrange an invigilator.

10. According to the conversation, the Dean will

答案：

D .

A. sign the sheet in the faculty lounge

B. take care of the bulletin board

C. consult the students

D. finalize the exam schedule

SECTION B PASSAGES

Passage One

11.

Which

of

the

following

cities

has

the

oldest

Chinatown

in

North

America

答案：

B

A. New York.

B. San Francisco.

C. Boston.

D. San Diego.

12. The Chinatown in San Francisco attracts tourists a year.

答

案：

C

A. 20 ,000

B. 100 ,000

C. 7 million

D. 17 million

13. Where can tourists see the fish markets

答案：

A

A. In Stockton Street.

B. In Grant Avenue.

C. In Portsmouth Square.

D. In Bush Street.

Passage Two

14. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage

答

案：

C

A. Obesity can damage one

’

s health.

B. Obesity is a growing problem all over the world.

C. Obesity is directly related to one

’

s habit.

D. Obesity has affected both boys and girls.

15. The purpose of the three-year study is to

答案：

B .

A. find out why some children find it difficult to go to sleep

B. learn more about the link between sleep and weight

C. identify the ways parents reduce their kids

’

weight

D. see if there is difference in sleep patterns over the period

16.

According

to

the

study,

the

daily

healthy

sleep

time

for

the

3rd to 6th graders should be around __B___ hours.

A. 8

B. 9

C. 10

D. 11

17. According to the passage, obesity is most likely related to

__A___ .

A. sleep time

B. gender

C. race

D. Parents

Passage Three

18. According to a number of students, __C___ is the main factor

for early-age smoking.

A. gender

B. personality

C. environment

D. Money

19. Which of the following statements is CORRECT

答案：

C

A. Very few continue smoking throughout their teenage years.

B. Most early-age smokers soon stop experimenting.

C. Some early-age smokers never go beyond experimenting.

D.

Children

quickly

become

regular

smokers

by

carrying

cigarettes.

20. All the following are features of smokers EXCEPT __D___ .

A. strong peer influence

B. low sense of achievement

C. high sense of rebellion

D. close family relationship

SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST

News Item 1

21. Why were some children offered only fruit and milk for lunch

答案：

B

A. The school stopped providing school lunch.

B. Their parents failed to pay for school lunch.

C. Some parents preferred fruit and milk for lunch.

D. These children chose to have something different.

22. How did parents react to the school

’

s way of handling the

situation

答案：

A

A. They were upset.

B. They were furious.

C. They were surprised.

D. They were sad.

News Item 2

23.

According

to

the

news,

what

is

the

main

advantage

of

the

digital

key

答案：

B

A. Guests can pay without going to the front desk.

B. Guests can go direct to their rooms.

C. Guests can check out any time.

D. Guests can make room reservations.

24.

The

hotel

company

intends

to

have

the

system

in

__A___

of

its

hotels in the next three months.

A. 2

B. 3

C. 100

D. 150

News Item 3

25. According to the court ruling, Shrien Dewani __D___ .

A. will return to the U.K. for medical treatment

B. will remain in South Africa for medical treatment

C. will stand trial in South Africa once proved fit

D. will be extradited even if he is unfit to stand trial

26. What was Dewani accused of

答案：

A

A. Having his wife killed.

B. Killing his wife in the U.K.

C. Being involved in a taxi accident.

D. Hiring a crew of hit men.

News Item 4

27. The . new vote would allow all the following EXCEPT __B___ .

A. the use of force by European Union troops

B. the suspension of an existing arms embargo

C. the extension of . peacekeeping mission

D. the ban on travel and freeze of assets

News Item 5

28. What is the news mainly about

答案：

A

A. Causes of early death in Russia.

B. Behavior of alcoholics.

C. Causes of alcohol poisoning.

D. Number of death over 10 years.

News Item 6

29. The total investment in film-making in Britain in 2012 was

__A___ .

A.

?

945 million

B.

?

billion

C.

?

500,000

D.

?

87,000

30. Hollywood studios prefer to make films in Britain because

__D___ .

A. The UK is a good film location

B. The cast usually comes from Britain

C. Hollywood emphasizes quality

D. Production cost can be reduced

PART III CLOZE

31.

[D]

句意为：电是日常生 活的一部分，如今，我们已经习以为常，以至于开灯

或开电视时很少仔细考虑电的问题。

so

…

that

…是固定搭配，

意思是

“如此……以至于……”

，

故答案为

[D]

。

32.

[C]

句意为：

晚上灯光照亮的马路 使人们自由通行，

使交通畅通无阻。

traffic

;pedestrian

意为“行人 ”，与空格前的

people

词义重复

;

car

和

truck

都指

具体的车辆类型，含义过于狭窄。综合考虑，此处应填入

traffic

。

33. [B]

句意为：广告中使 用的霓虹灯已经成为了每个现代化城市的一大特色。

appearance

意为

“外观”

;character

意为

“特征，

特色”

;dis tinction

意为

“区别”

;su rface

意为“表面”。根据句意，答案为

[B]

34.

[A]

句意为：在家里，很 多节省劳动力的设备都是由电带动的。四个选项都是

复

合

形

容词

，

labou r-saving

意为

“节

省

劳动

力的

”

;time -saving

意为“

节

省

的”

;energy- saving

意为“节能的”

;money-saving

意为“省钱的”。根据句意，此处填入

labour- saving

最合适。

35.

[C]

< br>句意为：

即使当我们关上床头灯，

睡得很熟时，

电仍然在为我们工作……。

only

意为“只有 ”

;rarely

意为“少有地”

;e ven

意为“即使”

;frequently

< br>意为“频繁地，

屡次地”。根据句意，此处应填入

eve n

。

36. [B] fast asleep

为固定搭配，意为“ 睡得很熟的”，故答案为

[B]

。

qu ite

意为“非常”

;quickly

意为“很快地”

;closely

意为“靠近地，接近地”，均 不符合句意，

故排除。

37. [D] move

意为“移 动”

;start

意为“启动”

;re pair

意为“修复”

;drive

意

为“驱动，使机器运转”。此处的动词与

our refrig erators

连用，填入

driving

最合适，

意为“使电冰箱正常运行”。

38. [B] bother to do sth.

意为“费心做某事”

;hesitate to do sth .

意为“做

某事犹豫不决”

;reme mber

to

do

sth.

指“记得去做某事”。此处是说，我们费心思考它们

为什么或如何运 行，故答案为

[B]

。

39.

[C]

句意：直到这些交通工具出问题时，我们才会费心思考 它们为什么或如何

运行。前半句出现了

rarely